The Most Dangerous Game

In Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game,” does Zaroff give a fair chance to his human opponents in his hunting game? No, his opponents get only a hunting knife, whereas Zaroff has a pistol. No, Zaroff is familiar with every inch of the i

the short story

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It appears that you already have decided what you think about the answer to the question. The more important questions is whether, even with a lesser stock of weapons, a human opponent can outsmart Zaroff. Although it would seem impossible to outsmart the General, we see Rainsford do that. Therefore, we still have to give credit to the human intelligence combined with the prior hunting experience that Rainsford has.